IDTechEx Sees Big Growth in Active RFID
IDTechEx has released an article about the oft-overlooked but dynamic, high-growth active RFID market segment.
Accelitec Unveils RFID Payment System
The company’s PayPilot platform is designed to help retailers avoid paying high fees levied by credit-card-based RFID payment systems.
Investing in RFID is a “Tricky Proposition”
Wired today ran an article on what the lay investor seeking to capitalize on RFID industry growth should consider.
Virgin Uses RFID for Plane Parts
At London’s Heathrow Airport, Virgin Atlantic Airways is testing a new part-tracking system it hopes will cut the cost of locating high-value items.
Institute Designs Tag With Built-in Antenna
Singapore’s Institute of Microelectronics believes its new RFID chip and antenna design could be used to make tags costing 4 to 6 cents apiece.
Usability a Hurdle to Consumer RFID Adoption
AMR Research analyst Dennis Gaughan herein considers a major hurdle to RFID adoption by the consumer. No, not privacy. Usability.
RFID Heals Hospital’s Inventory Problems
The King’s Daughters Medical Center is using RFID to inventory and track patients’ cardiac medical devices, and to facilitate billing.
Everyone in the Pool
The decision by some RFID patent holders to form a patent pool is good news for technology providers and for end users.
Gen 2—The Tough Questions, Part 1
One of the architects of EPCglobal’s Generation 2 standard addresses end users’ concerns regarding Gen 2-based tags and readers.
Security System to Balance Privacy and Supply Chain
An authentication technique called “zero knowledge proofs” can purportedly balance the commercial benefits of RFID in the supply chain with the privacy concerns of consumers.